Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of courts from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
A federal judge in Mobile on Monday accepted a no-jail sentencing recommendation for Haley Leah Harris, the woman convicted of international parental kidnapping after taking her 3-year-old daughter from the…
From evictions and pistol permits to custody pick-up orders and Sheriff's sales, the Mobile County Sheriff's Office Civil Division answers residents' most common questions about civil court enforcement.
A Mobile County Probate Court investigation found that most of the nearly $554,000 set aside for a Saraland police officer disabled in a 2016 shooting was spent by her husband,…
Mobile County officials are pursuing a Department of Justice hiring grant that would fund four new deputies if Prichard disbands its police department and hands law enforcement duties to the…
Fewer than half of the 247 sexual assault kits held by the Prichard Police Department have been processed. The FBI has now taken custody of the remaining evidence and is…
Families frustrated with how the state communicated ARC of Baldwin County's decertification voiced their concerns at a Fairhope town hall, where state officials outlined alternative care options while defending their…
A Mobile County judge issued an arrest warrant for Orange Beach musician and insurance consultant Austin Tanner after prosecutors said a new assault charge violated the conditions of his bond.
A Mobile Circuit judge ruled the Bayou La Batre Housing Authority board violated Alabama's Open Meetings Act in approving contracts behind closed doors that created a $4.2 million retirement payout…
A 53-year-old Leroy man accused of attempted murder in the beating of his wife at an Atmore hotel will remain jailed without bond after an Aniah's Law hearing. His wife…
An Escambia County judge set a $350,000 bond for an 18-year-old Brewton woman charged with attempted murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle, after testimony revealed a dispute over a…